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Thread for August Applications :)

married2brit

Newbie
Sep 21, 2010
9
1
passport came in the mail today!!! super short timeline, sent it off October 26 and got it today, 2 weeks total to London! Might even land tomorrow, so exciting!
 

StillSmilin

Star Member
Aug 11, 2010
60
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-08-2010
AOR Received.
29-09-2010
File Transfer...
10-09-2010
Med's Done....
30-07-2010
Interview........
Waived! 15-10-2010
Passport Req..
08-11-2010
VISA ISSUED...
16-11-2010
LANDED..........
10-03-2011
Congrats married2brit! iLovesnow...I am not too sure about the answers to your questions, but maybe Nyssa can help you based on what she did via the mail recently!

I have a question as well... My husband is going to go get that all important visa put into his passport next week, but then we run into trouble. He was planning a trip to Canada at the end of November and then also to visit me for Christmas and New Years. Can he do these two trips with the visa in his passport, but without landing at the same time? Will they let him enter without actually landing? He feels he needs a bit more time to plan and save money before quitting his job and moving to Canada... but now I'm worried I won't be able to spend Christmas with him!? ??? I am ECSTATIC about getting the PPR, but it sure does send you into a whole new planning mode!
 

nyssa

Hero Member
May 14, 2009
969
44
124
Midwest, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-07-2010
AOR Received.
22-09-10
Med's Done....
09-01-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
06-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2010
LANDED..........
06-01-2011
iloveSnow - I don't know about other members of the family as I am the only one being sponsored and have no children. As for your other question, you can definitely mail your passport in Canada. Here is the link: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/buffalo/imm/submit_soumettre.aspx
 

AngelB

Hero Member
May 13, 2010
203
11
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Detroit
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 7th 2010
File Transfer...
Oct 26th 2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Nov 11th 2010
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 23rd 2010
LANDED..........
Nov 26th 2010
PPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: ;D :D :p

I FINALLY GOT IT!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. My husband sent me a random pdf file and that was it!!! I was crying my eyes out a minute ago!! It's finally over and I can have the love of my life back!! This is the happiest day of my life (NOT INCLUDING MY WEDDING!!) <3 <3

I need to figure out if we can do the walk-in same day landing in Detroit like in Buffalo....

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!! Thank you SO much for the support and advice!!!!!!!
 

Kess

Hero Member
May 19, 2010
440
16
BC Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2010
AOR Received.
09-30-2010
File Transfer...
07-09-2010
Med's Done....
25-05-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
11-08-2011
VISA ISSUED...
26-08-2011
LANDED..........
06-09-2011
AngelB said:
PPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: ;D :D :p

I FINALLY GOT IT!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. My husband sent me a random pdf file and that was it!!! I was crying my eyes out a minute ago!! It's finally over and I can have the love of my life back!! This is the happiest day of my life (NOT INCLUDING MY WEDDING!!) <3 <3

I need to figure out if we can do the walk-in same day landing in Detroit like in Buffalo....

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!! Thank you SO much for the support and advice!!!!!!!
Huge congrats!!
 

Kess

Hero Member
May 19, 2010
440
16
BC Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2010
AOR Received.
09-30-2010
File Transfer...
07-09-2010
Med's Done....
25-05-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
11-08-2011
VISA ISSUED...
26-08-2011
LANDED..........
06-09-2011

Lila

Star Member
Oct 18, 2010
54
2
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AngelB said:
PPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: ;D :D :p

I FINALLY GOT IT!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. My husband sent me a random pdf file and that was it!!! I was crying my eyes out a minute ago!! It's finally over and I can have the love of my life back!! This is the happiest day of my life (NOT INCLUDING MY WEDDING!!) <3 <3

I need to figure out if we can do the walk-in same day landing in Detroit like in Buffalo....

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!! Thank you SO much for the support and advice!!!!!!!
AngelB I'm so happy for you! Its finally made its way to you! Congratulations and all the best in your new life together. ;D
 

Perfect

Star Member
Mar 22, 2010
147
7
Category........
Visa Office......
Pretoria
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
August 11, 2010
Doc's Request.
October 5, 2010
AOR Received.
October 5, 2010
File Transfer...
September 10, 2010
Med's Done....
February 20, 2010
AngelB said:
PPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: ;D :D :p

I FINALLY GOT IT!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. My husband sent me a random pdf file and that was it!!! I was crying my eyes out a minute ago!! It's finally over and I can have the love of my life back!! This is the happiest day of my life (NOT INCLUDING MY WEDDING!!) <3 <3

I need to figure out if we can do the walk-in same day landing in Detroit like in Buffalo....

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!! Thank you SO much for the support and advice!!!!!!!
Congradz Angelb..the stress is so over with. The loneliness is soo yesterday Im jealously happy for you lol. All the best in the long life ahead. Im just feeling sick of this process...I think I should consider Joining the December thread coz erbody seems to be leaving :(
 

AngelB

Hero Member
May 13, 2010
203
11
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Detroit
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 7th 2010
File Transfer...
Oct 26th 2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Nov 11th 2010
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 23rd 2010
LANDED..........
Nov 26th 2010
Perfect said:
Congradz Angelb..the stress is so over with. The loneliness is soo yesterday Im jealously happy for you lol. All the best in the long life ahead. Im just feeling sick of this process...I think I should consider Joining the December thread coz erbody seems to be leaving :(
Awwe, thank you so much. Just when I thought I couldn't handle it anymore... my husband surprised me! Yours is coming, I promise. This morning I told myself this would never end, and look! Yours is coming! <3
 

nyssa

Hero Member
May 14, 2009
969
44
124
Midwest, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-07-2010
AOR Received.
22-09-10
Med's Done....
09-01-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
06-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2010
LANDED..........
06-01-2011
Name OfficeApp Sent App Rcv Sp. Approval In Process AOR PPR LANDED
filipina_love_canadian ? ? 06/24 09/15 09/21 09/21 09/21
Dave2222 London 07/26 07/30 08/31 09/21 ? 10/25
thaican Singapore 07/21 08/04 09/01 09/13
tita Vegreville 07/30 08/01 ?
nyssa Buffalo 07/30 08/03 09/01 09/14 09/22 10/06
GermanGirl Vegreville 08/03 08/03 ?
ianmyers London 08/03 08/04 09/01
nintenchris London 08/03 08/05 09/07 09/28 ? 11/05
spiro Manila 08/03 08/06 09/02 09/14 09/24 09/24
married2brit London 08/03 ? 08/25 09/22 ? 10/25
regina_ca Singapore 08/03 08/12 10/06
LoveThai Singapore 08/04 08/05 09/02 09/13
Kess Buffalo 08/05 08/06 09/07 09/22 09/30
akrk New Delhi 08/05 08/06 09/07
i_am_hugh Buffalo 08/05 ? ?
Worried&Confused! London 08/09 08/11 09/09 09/30
Lila Buffalo 08/10 08/12 09/30 10/07 10/15
buddhadimple London 08/10 08/12 09/10 09/29 ----- 11/05
paris_roc Warsaw 08/10 08/12 09/10 09/20 09/23 10/01
sitandwait Santo Domingo 08/10 08/13 09/13
Yaya Marei Damascus 08/10 ? 09/15 09/21 ? 10/27
StillSmilin Buffalo 08/11 08/12 09/10 09/22 09/29 11/08
Perfect Pretoria 08/11 ? 09/10 09/21 10/05
jeans22 Manila 08/13 08/16 09/14 09/22 09/30 09/30
nelly72 Buffalo 08/13 08/16 09/13 09/24 ? 11/08
perseus30 Manila 08/14 08/17 09/15 09/30 10/04 10/04
Abacogringo Kingston ? 08/17 09/15 10/21
sourblush New Delhi 08/16 08/18 09/15 10/01 10/06 10/06
iLoveSnow Buffalo/Detroit 08/19 08/28 10/04 10/08 ? 11/09
IrishApplicant London 08/20 ? 10/18
frappii Manila ? 08/24 09/21 09/28 10/11 10/11
fenna1 London 08/23 08/27 09/23 10/14
Angel B Buffalo/Detroit 08/23 08/25 09/30 10/07 ? 11/11
HolidayLove London 08/26 08/27 09/24 10/13

Congrats AngelB! The stress is finally over!
 

nelly72

Star Member
Aug 26, 2010
72
1
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
StillSmilin said:
Congrats married2brit! iLovesnow...I am not too sure about the answers to your questions, but maybe Nyssa can help you based on what she did via the mail recently!

I have a question as well... My husband is going to go get that all important visa put into his passport next week, but then we run into trouble. He was planning a trip to Canada at the end of November and then also to visit me for Christmas and New Years. Can he do these two trips with the visa in his passport, but without landing at the same time? Will they let him enter without actually landing? He feels he needs a bit more time to plan and save money before quitting his job and moving to Canada... but now I'm worried I won't be able to spend Christmas with him!? ??? I am ECSTATIC about getting the PPR, but it sure does send you into a whole new planning mode!
I am flying up to spend Christmas with my husband but I am also not ready to do the landing. I too would like to know if we can fly up with the visa in our passport without actually landing at the same time.
 

married2brit

Newbie
Sep 21, 2010
9
1
LANDED today!!! Pretty easy procedure at the Niagara Falls USA border. Passport came yesterday, drove down today. Canada immigration side told us that we had to go to the US side in order to 'flagpole', which we did but instead got admitted to the states and went shopping. When we came back to the Canadian side everything went soooo smoothly!! We spent 10 minutes tops talking to the immigration officer and then off we went, with my newly landed, immigrant husband! Great day!!! Good luck to everyone else, no better feeling than walking away from that immigration office.
 

AngelB

Hero Member
May 13, 2010
203
11
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Detroit
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 7th 2010
File Transfer...
Oct 26th 2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Nov 11th 2010
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 23rd 2010
LANDED..........
Nov 26th 2010
married2brit said:
LANDED today!!! Pretty easy procedure at the Niagara Falls USA border. Passport came yesterday, drove down today. Canada immigration side told us that we had to go to the US side in order to 'flagpole', which we did but instead got admitted to the states and went shopping. When we came back to the Canadian side everything went soooo smoothly!! We spent 10 minutes tops talking to the immigration officer and then off we went, with my newly landed, immigrant husband! Great day!!! Good luck to everyone else, no better feeling than walking away from that immigration office.
Congrats!! Cannot WAIT to walk away from it myself. Hoping to do that by the end of the month!

By the way, Nyssa, our AOR was via e-mail on October 7th!
 

nyssa

Hero Member
May 14, 2009
969
44
124
Midwest, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-07-2010
AOR Received.
22-09-10
Med's Done....
09-01-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
06-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2010
LANDED..........
06-01-2011
Name OfficeApp Sent App Rcv Sp. Approval In Process AOR PPR LANDED
filipina_love_canadian ? ? 06/24 09/15 09/21 09/21 09/21
Dave2222 London 07/26 07/30 08/31 09/21 ? 10/25
thaican Singapore 07/21 08/04 09/01 09/13
tita Vegreville 07/30 08/01 ?
nyssa Buffalo 07/30 08/03 09/01 09/14 09/22 10/06
GermanGirl Vegreville 08/03 08/03 ?
ianmyers London 08/03 08/04 09/01
nintenchris London 08/03 08/05 09/07 09/28 ? 11/05
spiro Manila 08/03 08/06 09/02 09/14 09/24 09/24
married2brit London 08/03 ? 08/25 09/22 ? 10/25 11/11
regina_ca Singapore 08/03 08/12 10/06
LoveThai Singapore 08/04 08/05 09/02 09/13
Kess Buffalo 08/05 08/06 09/07 09/22 09/30
akrk New Delhi 08/05 08/06 09/07
i_am_hugh Buffalo 08/05 ? ?
Worried&Confused! London 08/09 08/11 09/09 09/30
Lila Buffalo 08/10 08/12 09/30 10/07 10/15
buddhadimple London 08/10 08/12 09/10 09/29 ----- 11/05
paris_roc Warsaw 08/10 08/12 09/10 09/20 09/23 10/01
sitandwait Santo Domingo 08/10 08/13 09/13
Yaya Marei Damascus 08/10 ? 09/15 09/21 ? 10/27
StillSmilin Buffalo 08/11 08/12 09/10 09/22 09/29 11/08
Perfect Pretoria 08/11 ? 09/10 09/21 10/05
jeans22 Manila 08/13 08/16 09/14 09/22 09/30 09/30
nelly72 Buffalo 08/13 08/16 09/13 09/24 ? 11/08
perseus30 Manila 08/14 08/17 09/15 09/30 10/04 10/04
Abacogringo Kingston ? 08/17 09/15 10/21
sourblush New Delhi 08/16 08/18 09/15 10/01 10/06 10/06
iLoveSnow Buffalo/Detroit 08/19 08/28 10/04 10/08 ? 11/09
IrishApplicant London 08/20 ? 10/18
frappii Manila ? 08/24 09/21 09/28 10/11 10/11
fenna1 London 08/23 08/27 09/23 10/14
Angel B Buffalo/Detroit 08/23 08/25 09/30 10/07 10/07 11/11
HolidayLove London 08/26 08/27 09/24 10/13

married2brit - congrats on your landing! It must feel absolutely amazing. And you're the very first on our August thread!